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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 :Marriage a-la-Mode. [The Death of the Countess]. Plate VI. Invented, painted & published by Wm Hogarth. Engraved by G Scotin according to Act of Parliament April 1st 1745.
- Date
- 1745
- By
- Scotin, Louis Gerard, 1690-
- Reference
- D-020-051
- Description
The final scene takes place in the house of the Countess's father. Distraught at the account of the execution of Silvertongue which she has seen in the broadside dropped at her feet, the Countess has drained a phial of laudanum. Her head is thrown back. Her crippled child embraces her dead mother while her father removes a ring from her finger as a suicide's possessions were forfeit. In the centre an apothecary, stomach pump in his pocket, remonstrates with the dim-witted servant whom he accuses of obtaining the poison. Through the window to the right is a view of Old London Bridge. A dog seizes his chance to make off with the frugal meal on the table. The painting on the wall to the left are Dutch low-life scenes, indicating the taste of the alderman.
Source of descriptive information - Uglow, Jenny. Hogarth, a life and a world. London, 1997; and National Gallery, London website
Other Titles - The Lady's death
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, 385 x 466 mm, on sheet 485 x 652 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790 / Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, 385 x 466 mm, on sheet 485 x 652 mm
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Scotin, Louis Gerard, 1690-. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 :Marriage a-la-Mode. [The Death of the Countess]. Plate VI. Invented, painted & published by Wm Hogarth. Engraved by G Scotin according to Act of Parliament April 1st 1745.. Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790. Ref: D-020-051. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23114096More information can be found in our terms of use.